There is plenty of junk orbiting planet Earth. Getting rid of it is not straightforward though. Stanford Engineers are working on a robotic solution to handle that. Their robotic gripper with gecko-inspired adhesives can be used to grab space debris.
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These adhesives stick when load is applied. They are designed to survive challenging conditions. The robotic gripper was tested in multiple zero gravity settings.
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